A considered approach

When painting from a reference photo, it’s fair to say that composition is already there for you. But when we paint in the great outdoors, it suddenly becomes very difficult. You have a wide periphera

Like many artists, I often develop designs for paintings from photographic reference, despite its still being thought of by many as cheating. They argue that it is only by working directly from the su

Like many artists, I often develop designs for paintings from photographic reference, despite its still being thought of by many as cheating. They argue that it is only by working directly from the su

THIS STEP-BY-STEP LOOKS AT RECESSION, along with the creative use of opaque White Gouache, which is usually applied to the dry surface to reinstate or create highlights. However, here it works beautif

You will learn How to add texture to a pastel painting Using mark-making effectively for light and water Working with wet and dry pastel layers When I was asked to create a demo that included a variat

You will learn Favourite techniques from the Impressionists Types of brush marks to use for snowfall Painting ‘white snow’ using a variety of colours With the snow season upon us, one way to add some